Lemon Meringue Pie (Mama's)

By DWatkins23

My Grandmother made the best lemon meringue pie... When the lemon's are fresh... Mmm mmm

Ingredients

• Pie Dough, enough for 1 layer (pate brise or graham cracker crust)
• Meringue
• 4 Egg Whites
• 1/2 c sugar
• Filling
• 2 beaten egg yolks
• 1 C + 2 T sugar
• 4 T Lemon Juice
• 1 T Butter
• 1 1/2 c Boiling water
• Zest of one lemon rind
• 4 T Cornstarch

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

Pie Shell: Line a pie pan with pie dough (or buy and uncooked pie shell). Prebake pie shell in a hot oven at 450 for 15-18 minutes. Cool.

For Filling: Combine Sugar and cornstarch in double boiler. Add lemon rind, juice, butter, beaten egg yolks, mix well. Add 1 1/2 c boiling water very slowly. Cook over slowly boiling water until thick. Cool and pour into pie shell.

For Meringue: Beat egg whites until almost stiff, add 2 T sugar for each egg white and continue beating until very stiff. Arrange meringue on top of filling being sure to cover filling to edge. Use the back of a spoon to make peaks. Bake at 300 for 30 minutes until lightly browned.